By Barnaby J. Feder (NYT)

Published: February 3, 2005

A federal judge in Delaware who entered a summary judgment last month that two Medtronic coronary stents infringed on a patent held by Guidant has reversed herself and said the issue should be settled in a jury trial scheduled to start Monday in her courtroom. The judge, Sue L. Robinson, had been asked to reconsider the matter by Medtronic. The infringement question will be taken up at the same time as Medtronic's claim that Guidant's patent is invalid. Barnaby J. Feder (NYT)